Observation pack · Meath County Council
St. Anthony's , Boyne Road , Ferganstown and Ballymacon
the development will consist of the retention of alterations and change of use of existing detched domestic garage for use as a granny flat and all ancillaries
Observations close 16 Oct 2026 8 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 11 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 5 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 26205 · full record
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 2,015 m²
- Received
- 11 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 7 Oct 2026, 01:19
- Decision due
- 5 Nov 2026
- Decision
- N/a
The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/26205/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
26205at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Meath County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 16 Oct 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Meath County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| P5 Rural and agricultural | RA - Rural Area: Rural Area | ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027 |
| P5 Rural and agricultural | RA - Rural Area: Rural Area | ME-003:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-as-varied | 3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Sources: MEATH ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027, MEATH ME-003:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-as-varied · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEATH ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| MEATH ME-003:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-as-varied | — | 4 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
Designations on or near the site
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660226 | Conditional | 21 Aug 2026 | 0 | 274 m | • The construction of a two-storey (building height of c. 15.5m above ground level) industrial laundry processing and distribution facility warehouse (with a gross floor area (GFA) of c.10,514 sq.m), including: a ground floor warehouse and processing area of c.9,000 sq.m; a mezzanine level of c. 1,514 sq.m (including ancillary offices, storage, and staff amenities) with backlit signage extending to 22.5 sqm on the eastern elevation; • Vehicular access to the site will be via roundabout 3 at the Local Distributor Road 6 and the existing and permitted estate roads at Boyne Village Business Park estate roads; • Parking and loading facilities including: 107 staff car parking spaces (102 standard, 5 accessible) with 1 set-down space, 30 bicycle parking spaces, 19 truck parking spaces and 20 van parking spaces, 10 truck loading bays and 12 van loading bays; • Ancillary structures and services including single storey ESB substation (c. 22 sq.m), sprinkler system pump room (c. 40 sq.m), sprinkler attenuation tank, external water tank, external CO2 tanks and gas skid; • Site boundary works, landscaping, roads and drainage infrastructure (including foul and surface water drainage and attenuation measures and extension of estate road) as well as all other ancillary and associated development works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2560220 | Conditional | 28 Apr 2025 | 0 | 236 m | 10-year planning permission for development at the existing Navan Wastewater Treatment Plant (WwTP). The development comprises upgrades to increase the capacity of the existing WwTP and consists of the following works: two new covered primary settlement tanks; new final (secondary) settlement tank; new sludge liquor buffer tank; new thickened sludge holding tank; new holding tank for alum sludge imports; additional centrifuge; replacement and refurbishment of screens, pumps and associated parts; application of covers to existing primary settlement tanks; upgrade of ventilation system and installation of odour control unit; provision of a containerised standby generator; construction of below ground storm attenuation tank; decommissioning of redundant sludge digestor tanks and related equipment; site access upgrades, and all ancillary landscaping and site development works above and below ground An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and will be submitted to the planning authority with this application |
| 2460066 | Conditional | 18 Oct 2024 | 0 | 0 m | the development will consist of a new wastewater pumping station that discharges to the inlet pipework of the Navan WWTP via two new rising main sewerage pipes. The pumping station development also includes an underground 924m3 emergency storage tank with a further 427m3 provided within the pumping station inlet chamber, wet wells and upstream sewerage network. The pumping station compound includes underground valve, inlet, wet well and flow meter chambers; and above ground structures including a control panel kiosk, operator welfare unit kiosk, wet kiosk, ESB substation, surge vessels with stair access, overhead gantry crane; and other tanks, plant and equipment. The compound also contains set down space for an emergency electrical generator, site lighting and hard surfaced internal circulation space and will be enclosed by 2.4m high security fencing with vehicle access gates. The compound will be accessed by a fenced and gated temporary road from the LDR6 distributor road. Other water and sewerage infrastructure will include the provision of a gravity sewer and a watermain from the roundabout on the LDR6 distributor road to the proposed pumping station. The proposed development also includes for a trenchless crossing under the Navan to Drogheda rail line, all landscaping and reinstatement works and ancillary site development works. A Natura Impact Statement is included with the planning application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2460550 | Conditional | 9 Sept 2024 | 1 | 397 m | the development will consist of single storey extensions to rear & side of detached two storey house, & all ancillary site works |
| 2362 | Conditional | 21 Jul 2023 | 9 | 50 m | amendments to previously approved permission ref: NA/201296. It is proposed to replace 2 no. three-bedroom semi-detached corner units (Type D) with 2 no. three-bedroom semi-detached units (Type E), the omission of 1 no. four-bedroom detached unit (Type G) and the provision of 8 no. two storey dwellings, consisting of 4 no. three-bedroom semi-detached corner units (Type D), 2 no. four-bedroom semi-detached units (Type F) and 2 no. three-bedroom semi-detached corner units (Type J). Each house to include option for solar panel on rear roofslope. The development will also include the provision of private amenity spaces and 16 on-site parking spaces. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 221739 | Conditional | 20 Jun 2023 | 1 | 118 m | planning permission on previously approved site reg. ref. no. NA/70026, NT110083 and NA/171242, for construction of proposed private residence, new entrance onto road, including all ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 221464 | Conditional | 13 Jan 2023 | 1 | 498 m | a loft conversion with a new dormer to the rear of the existing residential dwelling, modifications comprising of internal alterations to roof structrue and change from hip to gable roof and all ancillary site works |
| 22576 | Conditional | 27 Jun 2022 | 0 | 449 m | the installation of 530m2 (110kW) of ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and all associated ancillary works |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 11 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 16 Oct 2026
- 11 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 7 Oct 2026, 01:19. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Meath County Council before relying on it.